Cost of living comparison

Taipei, Taiwan

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Singapore vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 89.3% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 57.6% more in Singapore
Groceries: pay 4.9% more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Singapore
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 72.4% more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 20.5% more in Singapore

The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and clothing in Singapore are more expensive than in Taipei. Notably, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Singapore.

Singapore vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Singapore instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 57.6% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.18 NT$180.81	$10.16 SGD13.01	+64.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 NT$146.46	$7.52 SGD9.64	+50.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 NT$29.37	$1.52 SGD1.95	+51.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 NT$19.87	$1.12 SGD1.43	+64.8%
Average			+57.6%

Taipei vs. Singapore - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.9% more for groceries

	Taipei	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 NT$54.35	$2.11 SGD2.70	+13.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.37 NT$244.90	$8.41 SGD10.78	+0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.77 NT$314.96	$10.38 SGD13.30	-3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$79.47	$3.30 SGD4.23	+21.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.37 NT$127.68	$4.50 SGD5.76	+3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06 NT$60.30	$1.80 SGD2.31	-12.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NT$29.62	$1.36 SGD1.74	+34.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$36.46	$1.80 SGD2.30	+44.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 NT$45.47	$1.27 SGD1.62	-18.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 NT$37.99	$1.02 SGD1.31	-21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 NT$32.46	$1.04 SGD1.33	-6.5%
Average			+4.9%

Taipei vs. Singapore - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Taipei	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.68 NT$107.75	$8.18 SGD10.48	+122.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.10 NT$1,084.88	$90.29 SGD115.63	+143.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,750.62 NT$1,016,173.98	$135,434.68 SGD173,451.19	+289.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.81 NT$257.66	$9.48 SGD12.14	+7.6%
Average			+140.7%

Taipei vs. Singapore - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Taipei	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.04 NT$702.93	$36.16 SGD46.31	+50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.95 NT$18,450.15	$2,745.11 SGD3,515.66	+335.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.35 NT$13,607.80	$1,988.78 SGD2,547.03	+327.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.62 NT$1,860.38	$121.43 SGD155.52	+90.9%
Average			+200.9%

Taipei vs. Singapore - Cost of housing

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pay 72.4% more for childcare

	Taipei	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$610.09 NT$17,840.30	$1,189.74 SGD1,523.70	+95.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,275.33 NT$534,405.46	$27,370.99 SGD35,054.03	+49.8%
Average			+72.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 NT$76.85	$6.73 SGD8.62	+156.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 NT$89.12	$4.71 SGD6.03	+54.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 NT$108.49	$12.64 SGD16.19	+240.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.32 NT$1,120.44	$105.20 SGD134.73	+174.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.89 NT$289.30	$11.29 SGD14.45	+14.1%
Average			+128.0%

Taipei vs. Singapore - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.5% more for clothing

	Taipei	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.02 NT$1,638.17	$66.32 SGD84.93	+18.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.15 NT$910.99	$44.36 SGD56.82	+42.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.26 NT$2,493.15	$96.71 SGD123.85	+13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.43 NT$3,024.52	$111.62 SGD142.95	+7.9%
Average			+20.5%

Taipei vs. Singapore - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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